Bahamas Cruise in November – $219!

Norwegian Cruise Lines has extended our offer.  There is still time to sign up for the cruise!   You are invited!  The date is November 9, returning on November 13.  It's five days, 4 nights for just $219 plus $69.56 tax, for a grand total of $288.56 per person, based on double occupancy.   If you have more than two people per room, the added roommates are even less expensive.  I'll… Continue reading | 23 Comments

The Power of Thank You

Got up at 3:00 a.m. yesterday, took a cab to the Austin airport, 6:30 flight to St. Louis, drove a rental car two and a half hours in the pouring rain to teach Eclipse software to some future court reporters in Southern Illinois. Usually when it's raining, students don't show up, but they were there. At the end of my… Continue reading | 1 Comment

Join CSRnation!

Visit CSRnation I've only been on this court reporter networking site for a short time, but it's really great.   I read that yesterday over 30 depos were covered by members of the site.  If you're looking for extra work, a good scopist recommendation, help with a word, anything related to court reporting, check it out!  It's a very friendly place.  If you join, please click on my page to add… Continue reading | 1 Comment

I’ve Died (a Slow Death) and Gone to Laptop Heaven

A few years ago I totally splurged on this super powerful Lenovo Titanium blah-blah-blah supposedly killer laptop. I needed a really good work computer, as I've been meaning to create some training videos for years now, but that computer was a big disappointment from day one. I'm not good at returning things, and by the time the 90-day warranty ran out, I was stuck with it.  It was mine… Continue reading | 2 Comments

Upcoming Eclipse Training

You're invited! Click here for the scoop! Dallas * New England * Bahamas… Continue reading | 1 Comment

Vista and Your CAT Software

If you're a reporter who's just purchased a new laptop with Windows Vista, save yourself some major headaches by following these simple steps to disable the UAC in Vista. Continue reading

Carol Burnett as a Court Reporter

This is a classic! Continue reading

Can You Read That Back, Please?

A great example of what goes through a court reporter's mind sitting in court all day. CLICK HERE to watch the video…

Goog411

Check it out... free directory assistance from Google! Continue reading

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